And, with a finished object!
Yes, Nekia is off the needles! She does need a little Soak™ wash and some ends woven in, but she is completed! I did have to do a bit of unraveling at the neckline to get the stitches to lay nicely, but I figured it out and they went much better on the sleeves. I love this piece and predict it will get lots of wear this upcoming season.
What am I working on now? Well, I am trying to get myself caught up on Laura Aylor’s End of Summer MKAL. I have to tell you, I am so intrigued by this MKAL. It was a unique start and I read ahead to clue 3 and wow! This is going to be an interesting shawl!
Now, on to the reading – I have a good bit to catch you up with!
I have some starts, some finishes, some almost done, and a start and finish to share with you!
I started Laurie Colwin’s Home Cooking and I have about 50 pages or so go to, so I should have this one done this week! I picked this up at the recommendation of 2 blogger friends,: Bonny and Vicki. A most excellent recommendation!
I also started Ragnar Jonasson’s Snowblind. I am only a few chapters in, but so far, so good.
I also started the Essays of E.B. White (again at Bonny’s recommendation) and I will be done with this either today or tomorrow. SO GOOD!
I finished A Room with a View and loved it. Really loved it! The detail of the book is incredible and I listened to it on LibriVox, which Mary told me about. Oh man, if you want to listen to some classics – I highly recommend this app!
I also finished (earlier in the month, but I don’t think I have shared this here on the blog) The Invention of Wings. Again, excellent listening and I gave this book 4 stars. I especially loved the authors note at the end. I wish I had listened to that first, but it still made the history of the book even more fascinating.
I started and finished B. A. Paris’ The Break Down. This is her second novel (her first novel Behind Closed Doors was a gripping sit down and don’t stop reading read). This book is a psychological thriller and although I suspected someone, I was shocked at who it was in the end. I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads, although unlike Behind Closed Doors I could put it down, it still was a great book that I finished in 2 days.
I have about 2 hours of listening time in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – and I will be finishing that up this morning to close out my bingo card cover all!
What are you knitting and reading this week?
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The sweater is just lovely! The extra time and effort on the neckline stitches paid off — it looks fabulous. Sounds like you’ve read a lot of great books this summer, too. (I’m knitting nothing this weekend. And I just started reading the newest Louise Penny — it just came out yesterday — and it is So Good.) XO
Beautiful finish on your sweater Kat – gorgeous!! The shawl looks so interesting. Congratulations on your cover-all for Bingo! (Well…a couple of hours to go? I’m sure you will finish with time to spare.)
All these great finishes, in both knitting and reading, and all your inspiring beginnings are equally wonderful! Nekia is beautiful, and I LOVE the colors you’re using for your End of Summer shawl. You’ve read SO much this summer, and not just for Book Bingo. You definitely deserve a Super Summer Reader award (just like they used to hand out at the library when we were kids)!
That sweater is wonderful! And so much good reading, too. I’m going to try and get my act together and post today – that will answer your question!
Nekia is just gorgeous. Oh it looks so warm and natural. Great job on the neckline.
I want to read EB whites essays now. Thanks!
Plan: listen to AMy Beth podcast today or tomorrow.
Knit another beaded bag!
Book on the way. from Amazon.
The sweater is really lovely! Good work on making the neckline work as you did a fantastic job. Good for you on the coverall! Kavalier and Clay is a great listen. One of my favorite books!
The sweater looks wonderful! And I am super impressed at your speed at reading so many books! I wish I were better at listening to audio books. I find that I just can’t focus as well as I can when I read a printed book.
Super Congrats on all your wins! And the book reviews/endorsements are great resources – thanks. What are you doing to celebrate this summer’s wins?
Cheers~
So much good stuff! The sweater is just lovely! And thanks for adding to my reading list…I gotta quit my job! 🙂
the sweater turned out lovely! I love the cabled detail in the front and of course the neutral color – it would go great with my wardrobe….just saying.